Chapter 574: Character Charisma

Regardless of the shape, the Iron Man jacket needs to show traces of industrial carving, a perfectly fitting jacket can make heroism unhindered, the comic book version of the degree of freedom can ignore the part that destroys the silhouette of the suit, the movie version does not have this degree of freedom, the solution is to create a system that can make the overlapping panels slide or twist each other. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Creating realistic images of metal can be a daunting challenge, especially when it comes to digital outerwear that can be combined over time and is realistic.

Realistic brushed metal jackets have excellent detail, and the digitally created rugged brushed surfaces will also require more rendering power to solve the problem of flickering and anti-aliasing.

The production of special effects had to use the latest technology to simulate the changes that would occur on the brushed metal surface, no matter how far away the camera was from Iron Man or how close to him, all of which relied on the technical capabilities of ILM and Weta Studios.

There are often surprises in the production process, and some tasks are often easier than expected, and sometimes there are effects beyond Duke's imagination, such as the fight between Iron Man and Iron Tyreser in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

The original plan, Duke wanted two people to fly over, to destroy the theater with a different style, but several special effects artists produced a copyright, the fight between Iron Man and Iron Overlord only destroyed the most criticized arch of the theater, and then the contrast formed by the Hollywood Chinese Theater is more in line with the architectural aesthetics than before, and constructs a different kind of joy.

So, Duke simply abandoned the original plan and adopted this version.

As long as it fits the theme and style of the film, and doesn't drag down the entire post-production plan, Duke is also willing to try and implement some interesting new ideas, rather than simply using CG special effects mechanically, which will definitely be more or less limited.

Look to Hollywood. It is commonplace to make a movie for more than half a year or even longer to produce special effects, and Iron Man is no exception.

Actually, from the preparatory period. Some special effects are ahead of the shooting, and although not all of them are used, they will still occupy a considerable share of the film, and others will be in post-production. It is constantly being transformed by the crew by adding new elements, and slowly being added to the appropriate place in the film in a different way than before.

Also, Stan? Lee seems to want to show his importance to the whole of Marvel, with his team of screenwriters, wanting to get involved in post-production, but Duke refused without hesitation, even if there is a conflict between the two sides, he can't let the screenwriter participate in the post-production of the film.

The reason is simple, the script is one of the foundations of the film, yes. But what the screenwriter writes is not what ends up being made into a movie.

Like Stan? Lee had a lot of complaints about Duke not following the script and letting the actors improvise during filming, but Duke ignored his suggestion to remove this part of the content, and there was even an argument between the two parties.

However, Duke has the final editing rights, even if Stan? Lee, the father of superheroes, said that it would not be able to influence his decision.

This kind of bickering is also normal, everyone has their own thoughts, Stan? Lee wanted to continue influencing Marvel's operations in order to highlight his importance. Thus being able to gain a better position in the sharing negotiations with Marvel, but Duke is well aware that Stan? Li does not belong to this era, and he plays soy sauce in the movie steadily. That's what he needs to do the most.

For the characters and the film, Duke has his own ideas, some improvisational scenes, and even prepared as many as seven versions during shooting, which can be selected according to the requirements of post-editing.

No director is an all-rounder. Duke never wanted to take over the crew and all the work in the filming and production, he just grasped the general direction, using his own ideas to drive and inspire others, which is not an easy thing to do, once successful, the crew will burst out with great enthusiasm for work and creation, and become a super efficient team.

In turn, these people's ideas will give Duke all sorts of creative inspirations, creating a virtuous cycle throughout the production process.

Duke wouldn't let Stan, for example, anyway? Li These people came to destroy the tacit understanding formed by the crew.

A tacit team can also make up for some of the problems that Duke ignores, after all, he is just a person, not an omniscient Encyclopedia Britannica.

For example, post-production uses CG to modify terrorists to imprison Tony? While Stark was in the cave, an assistant from Weta Studio suggested it.

"I've lived in the mountains of Afghanistan and know a little bit about the geology and climate there."

Standing in front of the big screen, the assistant pointed to the little Robert who was constantly breathing in the picture? "It's very cold in the caves in the remote mountains of Afghanistan, and some of the caves have temperatures close to freezing, and the breath of a person is bound to bring out white ......," Downey said.

On the screen, all the actors can't see the exhaled white air.

After being reminded by the assistant, Duke immediately asked people to consult the information, and some videos about Afghanistan, especially clips of TV interviews with Taliban in caves in recent years, can clearly see their exhalation.

So, Duke told the special effects production department to make the necessary adjustments to all the scenes in the cave with post-production technology in order to make these scenes 'cold'.

Their job is to use CG to add exhaled breath to the actors.

After all this work was done, Duke found it to work well, making the actors breathe out of their mouths, showing the harsh conditions of captive life, especially like Tony? Stark, a billionaire who is used to living a good life, must have felt bad, and it added a little more convincing to his later transformation.

However, the various special effects produced by the special effects team are one thing, and Duke's trade-offs through post-editing are another.

Iron Man still maintains the traditional Hollywood commercial first characteristic, and in this kind of entertainment-oriented commercial film, the so-called profound theme or artistic value must give way to visual effects and entertainment.

Duke knows very well that the main audience for this type of film is obviously between the ages of 14 and 35, who just like the hot scenes and high-intensity visual impact, and get satisfaction from the quick editing and high-decibel sound effects that stimulate their nerves.

Compared with the previous Batman: Time of War, Iron Man's finished film will contain many more special effects scenes.

Retaining as many excellent special effects scenes as possible within reasonable limits is one of the philosophies that Duke adheres to when it comes to fine editing.

Also, Tony? Stark's character charm is also an aspect that he has to focus on.

Iron Man's appearance may seem too bulky and not handsome enough, but Duke is not worried about this at all, because the audience will only be conquered by his extremely oppressive charm.

Iron Man is different from comic book heroes like Spider-Man and Batman, and he is very concerned about appearance.

And most of the time, little Robert? Downey as Tony? Stark is still showing his true face, and his image is enough to captivate a female audience.

In the fine cut, Duke also kept the show Tony as much as possible? Stark's personality and poor mouth scenes and lines.

Tony? The character of Stark is very charismatic, which is not only reflected in the pickle girl.

Although it is their main task for superheroes to fight against evil forces, after all, they are not robots, but people with flesh and blood and feelings, especially Marvel's superheroes, who often have the shortcomings of ordinary people, whether the audience likes them or not, personality charm is extremely important.

Robert Jr.? Downey himself is not a good person who follows the rules, he always exudes wildness and restlessness, as well as a kind of toughness and difficulty in compromise, which is very good in the filming, because it is very different from the heroes of the past, it is very likely to give the audience an alternative freshness.

Plus Tony? Stark is very good at joking and, most importantly, very rich, and women have little resistance to this.

Iron Man isn't as serious and dull as other heroes usually do, Tony? Stark is always straightforward and relaxed, spilling his sense of humor everywhere, even when he is with robots, but he is steady and not frivolous, and with a leader's air that everyone around him is convinced and willing to be at his mercy.

Tony, so to speak, without armor? Stark also has a faint superhero demeanor.

To a certain extent, Duke and Mike? Dawson finished a rough cut of the sample if Robert Jr.? Downey said a hundred sentences, and at least ninety of them made the audience laugh.

In Duke's words, that's Tony? Stark's personal charm is enough to conquer many people, and if his combat power is also strong, how can the audience not love him?

And then there's the soundtrack, since it's a movie full of metallic textures like Iron Man, the main soundtrack will inevitably be dominated by heavy metal rock, but like the protagonist of the film, he is very naughty, often out of common sense, unpredictable, and often reveals a little humor.

By March, Duke's fine editing was almost complete, but the special effects of many clips were not done well, and we needed to wait for the progress of the special effects team.

That is, this month, Time Warner and News Corp., who had secretly reached a cooperation agreement, produced certain results on the other side of the Pacific, and the other party sent an investigation team to Los Angeles to contact Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox on the ground, and Duke, the original proposer, was also the focus of their contact. To be continued.

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